If he had done that, he wouldn't have been able to try to set Patsy up as the killer, and it would have had to be at a time of day that might have had Patsy out of the house, usually regular daytime hours or early evening - not likely for an 'intruder'. Maybe could have staged it as an accident, or as Burke doing it accidentally, but wouldn't there have been way too much explaining to do - especially with regard to the sexual aspect?
Remember,JRr was on regular prescription medication for depression. And, admitted by himself, was still experiencing deeply depressive times related to beth's death just prior to jb's death. Plus, narcissistic minds think that whatever they believe is right, is right. If JR's narcissistic thinking was clouded with medications, would he have been sharp enough to construct the perfect plan?
Right, he already had plans to go to MI, since JR said he wanted them to use a commercial flight, to get cheap tickets, which would have required a two week advance booking, minimum.
Exactly - if it was going to be the regular sort of Christmas routine, with the trip to Orlando following, and the older r kids were able to set up a family meeting for Stewart Long, why not just as you would think - either Boulder or at one of the other places. Let's say early in December JRr is becoming convinced that JB must die - for whatever reason his mind believes. At about the same time, Melinda calls with the news that they can get a couple of days off at Christmas time and would like to come to boulder to have the official meeting of the fiance'. Jr, being the calm, collected one, responds that he'll talk to patsy and get back to her with plans. In the meantime, jr reasons that if he can get his older kids to plan to meet up with them in MN by commercial flight, then they'll all go to MI, he'll have a reason to have the plane all readied for a flight, and would not have to use it to transport them to boulder, but would have it available to use as part of the kidnapping plan (delivery of the ransom and dumping JB's body). If his plan would not have been interrupted, he could have convinced Patsy to take Burke (for their safety) on to MI as planned. Simple to call Archuletta and ask him to take Patsy and Burke on to meet the olde rR kids in MN in the other company plane, because he had some unexpected business to attend to, and then would fly himself up later to join them. Patsy, of course, would tell everyone what had happened as they were enroute from MN to MI, swearing them all to silence.
Right, he would have had plenty of time to convincemPatsy to take Burke, go with Archuletta, and have everyone tucked safely away in MI, waiting to hear from him - and he would have had a good window of time to get the ransom money himself, and do whatever else he was planning to do in that time frame. By asking for his bonus amount as the ransom amount, he would have been able to get the cash himself during that day - just as the ransom note was demanding. Jr would have schmoozed the banker. I personally feel he would have stashed the money somewhere and went about spending it casually over the next years as pocket cash. Jb's body would have been flown somewhere and ditched.
Perhaps, but I believe JR was writing the note to appear as if Patsy wrote it in order to have her take the fall in a back-up plan in case something went awry.
I agree.
I believe JR thought he would get away with it. But, because of his business experience, he had to have a back up plan, (which I think was initially to let Patsy take the fall, thinking she'd probably succumb to ovarian cancer anyway) but because of his precarious emotional/mental state the possibility of having to make a lone escape might have also played in his mind. This is the part I don't think he had given much thought to, since he planned to make the kidnapping work.
I agree.
Yes, but this time, if he flew off into an unknown place, he'd be a murderer on the run and in hiding, so how would he access any he'd left behind or hope to make more very easily?
All just :moo: & my :twocents:
